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The Ducks arrive in Anaheim for physicals Wednesday and the official opening of training camp Thursday with their coach vowing they won't obsess over the regret of how good they were and how agonizing their end was last season. Thanks to balanced scoring, a knack for rallies and the strong double-headed goaltending of Jonas Hiller and Viktor Fasth, the Ducks won the Pacific Division (30-12-6) before bowing to the Detroit Red Wings in seven games in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. "For now, we'll focus on smaller goals, like becoming the best conditioned team in the NHL out of the gate," Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau said. The Ducks open their exhibition...

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The Ducks arrive in Anaheim for physicals Wednesday and the official opening of training camp Thursday with their coach vowing they won't obsess over the regret of how good they were and how agonizing their end was last season.
Thanks to balanced...

DETROIT -- The Ducks will be facing an altered Red Wings team at a most critical time, in Game 4 on Monday night.
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There might be a magic formula to what Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau does to get his teams off to a fast start, but maintaining that trend will be remarkable if it happens again this season.
While the Ducks are still stacked with a talented roster that...

The banged-up Ducks defense was lifted Sunday by the return of veteran Francois Beauchemin, who played about 20 minutes in his first action since May knee surgery.
Beauchemin had labored through the playoffs on a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
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Kings captain Dustin Brown said Monday he was still working to "chip some of the rust off" after playing his first exhibition game Saturday and working hard through a morning practice.
"My conditioning, the physical part is OK,"...

The Ducks are middle-of-the-pack in allowing goals, tied for seventh in the Western Conference.
Yet, given the losses they’ve suffered among defensemen, the ranking is admirable.
The play of goalie Jonas Hiller and his backup, Frederik Andersen,...

Ducks scoring leader Ryan Getzlaf skated throughout practice Tuesday and said afterward his sore right foot that was struck by a puck Saturday held up fine.
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CHICAGO -- Without veteran defenseman Sheldon Souray, the Ducks have still surged to the NHL’s best record, winning a record-tying 18 of 19 games with goalie Jonas Hiller winning 14 straight.
Yet, news Thursday that Souray, 37, was to undergo surgery...

When Bruce Boudreau became the Ducks' coach in November 2011, he didn't know where to best use Andrew Cogliano.
Boudreau had him spend some time at center, at left wing and on the right side. "He was looking for combinations," Cogliano said....

The Ducks have defensive issues heading to Wednesday's regular-season opener in Colorado, with veteran Sheldon Souray sidelined for two months and fellow defenseman Luca Sbisa probably out.
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DETROIT -- The chess game of lineup changes continued with the Ducks making a significant move on the back end and the Red Wings opting for a small change up front before Saturday’s Game 3 of their first-round NHL playoff series.
Ducks defenseman Luca...